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Making the Nordics programmableFri, 18 Jan 2019 07:05:46 +0000en-UShourly17 Protocols Good For Documenting With AsyncAPIhttps://nordicapis.com/7-protocols-good-for-documenting-with-asyncapi/
https://nordicapis.com/7-protocols-good-for-documenting-with-asyncapi/#respondThu, 17 Jan 2019 08:00:00 +0000https://nordicapis.com/?p=9766Documentation is arguably the most important part of any API strategy, as it’s often the direct route between developer and user, and a direct conduit through which the developer can inform, educate, and contextualize. Accordingly, finding good options for documenting your API is of prime importance. Read more

]]>Documentation is arguably the most important part of any API strategy, as it’s often the direct route between developer and user, and a direct conduit through which the developer can inform, educate, and contextualize. Accordingly, finding good options for documenting your API is of prime importance. Read more

]]>https://nordicapis.com/7-protocols-good-for-documenting-with-asyncapi/feed/0What Is The Difference Between APIs and Microservices?https://nordicapis.com/what-is-the-difference-between-apis-and-microservices/
https://nordicapis.com/what-is-the-difference-between-apis-and-microservices/#respondTue, 15 Jan 2019 08:00:00 +0000https://nordicapis.com/?p=9880If you’re reading this post, chances are that you’ve heard the terms “API” and “microservice” being thrown around increasingly over the last few years. They’re both incredibly important in modern day web applications, and considering how they’re used, it’s almost as if the two terms are interchangeable — although that’s not quite the case. Read more

]]>If you’re reading this post, chances are that you’ve heard the terms “API” and “microservice” being thrown around increasingly over the last few years. They’re both incredibly important in modern day web applications, and considering how they’re used, it’s almost as if the two terms are interchangeable — although that’s not quite the case. Read more

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. No need to reinvent the wheel. The KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid!) principle. There are plenty of expressions and the like out there that advocate embracing the tried and tested over the complex and newfangled, but sometimes the siren song of cutting-edge technology is just too much to resist. Read more

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. No need to reinvent the wheel. The KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid!) principle. There are plenty of expressions and the like out there that advocate embracing the tried and tested over the complex and newfangled, but sometimes the siren song of cutting-edge technology is just too much to resist. Read more

]]>https://nordicapis.com/why-its-ok-for-your-api-to-be-boring/feed/0Should You Build An API Gateway In-House?https://nordicapis.com/should-you-build-an-api-gateway-in-house/
https://nordicapis.com/should-you-build-an-api-gateway-in-house/#respondTue, 08 Jan 2019 08:00:00 +0000https://nordicapis.com/?p=9860There are hundreds of pre-built solutions for everything API, whether it’s authorization, documentation, or some other functionality. While there’s a wide range of choices for your API gateway solutions — especially in recent years — the very best ones can cost quite a chunk and aren’t always tailored to your needs. Read more

]]>There are hundreds of pre-built solutions for everything API, whether it’s authorization, documentation, or some other functionality. While there’s a wide range of choices for your API gateway solutions — especially in recent years — the very best ones can cost quite a chunk and aren’t always tailored to your needs. Read more

]]>https://nordicapis.com/should-you-build-an-api-gateway-in-house/feed/0Review of Gloo, The Function Gatewayhttps://nordicapis.com/review-of-gloo-the-function-api-gateway/
https://nordicapis.com/review-of-gloo-the-function-api-gateway/#respondThu, 03 Jan 2019 08:00:00 +0000https://nordicapis.com/?p=9767The Internet runs on complexity – the sum total of internet communication is really a multitude of communications between disparate APIs, each transforming the data in a unique way. No single API can do everything, and frankly, no one API should ever even try to. Read more

]]>The Internet runs on complexity – the sum total of internet communication is really a multitude of communications between disparate APIs, each transforming the data in a unique way. No single API can do everything, and frankly, no one API should ever even try to. Read more

]]>https://nordicapis.com/review-of-gloo-the-function-api-gateway/feed/0Key Lessons From 100 API Projectshttps://nordicapis.com/key-lessons-from-100-api-projects/
https://nordicapis.com/key-lessons-from-100-api-projects/#respondTue, 01 Jan 2019 08:00:00 +0000https://nordicapis.com/?p=9826If you’d spent the last five years collaborating on over 100 enterprise API projects, what do you think the biggest takeaways might have been?

At our 2018 Platform Summit, we had Frederic Pozzi, Vice President of Digital Sales at Axway answer this question — except there was no hypothetical element since he has spent the last five years working on over 100 enterprise API projects. Read more

]]>If you’d spent the last five years collaborating on over 100 enterprise API projects, what do you think the biggest takeaways might have been?

At our 2018 Platform Summit, we had Frederic Pozzi, Vice President of Digital Sales at Axway answer this question — except there was no hypothetical element since he has spent the last five years working on over 100 enterprise API projects. Read more

]]>https://nordicapis.com/key-lessons-from-100-api-projects/feed/0Balancing Client And Server Caching in Web Application Developmenthttps://nordicapis.com/balancing-client-and-server-caching-in-web-application-development/
https://nordicapis.com/balancing-client-and-server-caching-in-web-application-development/#respondThu, 20 Dec 2018 08:00:00 +0000https://nordicapis.com/?p=9765Above all else, API communication is really a negotiation between the client and the server. Once we clear all the dust, this basic communication underlies every protocol, architecture, and approach. These negotiations are often complex, and deciding who has the responsibility for what aspect of this negotiated communication is an age-old conversation. Read more

]]>Above all else, API communication is really a negotiation between the client and the server. Once we clear all the dust, this basic communication underlies every protocol, architecture, and approach. These negotiations are often complex, and deciding who has the responsibility for what aspect of this negotiated communication is an age-old conversation. Read more

]]>https://nordicapis.com/balancing-client-and-server-caching-in-web-application-development/feed/0The Business Caveats of Microserviceshttps://nordicapis.com/the-business-caveats-of-microservices/
https://nordicapis.com/the-business-caveats-of-microservices/#respondTue, 18 Dec 2018 08:00:00 +0000https://nordicapis.com/?p=9764In the API space, it’s almost ubiquitous to join the concept of the modern API with the microservice. Advice abounds, with fans claiming microservices architecture to be the best possible application of our coding ethos and our design conceptualization. Unfortunately, in some cases, adopting a microservice architecture may not be an effective business choice. Read more

]]>In the API space, it’s almost ubiquitous to join the concept of the modern API with the microservice. Advice abounds, with fans claiming microservices architecture to be the best possible application of our coding ethos and our design conceptualization. Unfortunately, in some cases, adopting a microservice architecture may not be an effective business choice. Read more

]]>https://nordicapis.com/the-role-of-domain-driven-architecture-and-graphql-in-digital-transformation/feed/0The Three Principles of Excellent API Designhttps://nordicapis.com/the-three-principles-of-excellent-api-design/
https://nordicapis.com/the-three-principles-of-excellent-api-design/#respondTue, 11 Dec 2018 08:00:00 +0000https://nordicapis.com/?p=9782We all know that using a well-designed API is extremely rewarding, while using a poorly-designed API can be frustrating enough for us to give up altogether. However, when we ourselves strive to build the best-designed APIs possible, we tend to trip up right away, wondering: what makes an API’s design good or bad?Read more

]]>We all know that using a well-designed API is extremely rewarding, while using a poorly-designed API can be frustrating enough for us to give up altogether. However, when we ourselves strive to build the best-designed APIs possible, we tend to trip up right away, wondering: what makes an API’s design good or bad?Read more